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RSN™ Guide: ScammerScammer A Scammer or Fraudster is someone that engages in deception to obtain money or achieve another objective. They are criminals that attempt to deceive a victim into sending more or performing some other activity that benefits the scammer. Crime Scene Investigation
Profile Forensics
Updated September 4, 2018
When You Connect With A Stranger, Look At Their Profile With A Critical Eye!
Of Course, You Should Not Be Talking To Strangers Online! But You Probably Ignored That Warning!
Look for the RED FLAGS
If you see any, walk away! Don’t try to explain it away. Just go!
Walk Through The Profile
- It is important that you look before and after accepting a friend request.
- You will be looking for “Out Of Place Artifacts” – odd things, inconsistencies, something inappropriate for this person.
- You will be looking for what is not there too!
Remember, scammers are sloppy and frequently reuse profiles.
Even if the profile is clean, absences and inconsistencies give them away.
- Name & Nickname
- Look At The Url (Web Address) For A Different Name – Hinting The Profile Was Renamed
- Profile Photos (Any Hint Of Other Names)
- How Many Photos – Real People Have Larger Numbers Of Photos
- Where Do They Work – Any Mention In Their Timeline?
- Schools / Studies
- Where They Live Now / Used To Live Places
- Relationships
- Contact Info
- Gender
- Family Relationships
- Details
- Verified Profile – if it is a public figure such as a General or Politician they will have a Blue Checkmark
- Friends List – who is in it?
- Their Followers
- Check-Ins – are there any from strange places or Africa?
- Music & Movies & Books – are they consistent with kind of person?
- Likes
- Timeline Posts – Type And Quantity, And Gaps In Time – look for large numbers of posts all at once
- Look At The Language Used – Is It Consistent For This Level Of Person / Nationality
- Look At The Language Setting – English (Uk) Or English (Us)
Finally, always do a name search to see if there are more profiles with the same name using the same face.
A real person will not immediately give you access to their world, but when you get in expect it to be well populated. A new profile is something to hide, even a real person may have something to hide, either way, it is a major RED FLAG.
WING-MAN
A word about wing-men or women
Always have a friend check out a new contact for you as well. Different people see different things and can be more skeptical about strangers. If you don’t have someone check them out, what are YOU trying to hide?
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It is essential that law enforcement knows about scamsScams A Scam is a confidence trick - a crime - is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust through deception. Scams or confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, or greed and exploiting that. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men' - criminals) at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". A scam is a crime even if no money was lost. & scammers, even though there is nothing (in most cases) that they can do.
Always report scams involving money lost or where you received money to:
- Local Police – ask them to take an “informational” police report – say you need it for your insurance
- Your National Police or FBIFBI FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI is also a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. A leading U.S. counter-terrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes, including financial fraud. (www.IC3.gov)
- The ScarsSCARS SCARS - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. A government registered crime victims' assistance & crime prevention nonprofit organization based in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. SCARS supports the victims of scams worldwide and through its partners in more than 60 countries around the world. Incorporated in 2015, its team has 30 years of continuous experience educating and supporting scam victims. Visit www.AgainstScams.org to learn more about SCARS. Worldwide Reporting Network HERE or on www.Anyscam.com
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I got scammed, I am over it and have moved on. I wish you would get out of my face. Harry Overholt
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La persona que comenzó mi estafa usó el nombre de Bill Wimberly. Fue por facenook. Parecía real. Perdí como $56,000. Usó la foto del Gen. Mark Welsh a quien yo no conocía. Me envió una tarjeta de identificación que parecía real. Luego se comunicaba por whatsaap y su teléfono era 1-813-912-0242. Después de enterarme que era falso comenzó a escribirme una persona que decía que tenía mi dinero y le envié como $4,000 para los gastos de viaje y resultó falso también. Su num. de tel.+447438921303. Hay dos personas más involucradas tel. 234 902 639 5937 decía llamarse Dave Armstrong. Le envié 1,000 también para devolverme el dinero. Había un detective que también que fue el que me dijo que el estafador o sea Bill era una persona q ahora no recuerdo el nombre. Supuestamente estaba preso por estafar a otra persona por 267,000. A ese le envié como 4,000. y también resultó ser un estafador. Su email era Mattewmarcussapagmail.com.A Bill le envié varias transferencias al “Bank of America” a nombre de otas personas. Escribí al banco y nunca me contestaron. También le envié parte del dinero por Western Union. Me siento deprimida y con mucha ansiedad.
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And I would add that there are domestic scammers as well. I know. If it goes to court I will testify. I will say that one of the big tip offs to the person not being a native born American is the use of sound similar words that are incongruous in the sentence such as been instead of being. This is an indication of a person in a country where English is the official language but where other native languages may be more commonly used. Ghana is an example of such a country.. There are other examples, but that should not be confused with an attempt at forming a slightly less literate sentence than the person would normally use. Scammers try to do that to hide a literacy level and intellect that allows many scammers to be effective hackers as well.